Higher or Lower

36 votes

The reason that guessing games are fun is because of how open and free they are with the results sometimes being quite surprising like in Higher Or Lower. On the surface, this game is as simple as they come and is based on something we do every day: Search stuff. But, how much do you know about what other people search for? How do you know whether one thing is more common or popular than the other? Well, some reasons are obvious and others might be a bit more complex. All you have to worry about is whether you can figure them out to make the best guess.

About Higher Or Lower

There are a lot of games that sit comfortably on the web waiting for individuals or groups to discover them. They can be for curiosity, challenge, competition, or just to have a chuckle. This game is straightforward and clear to the point but the way it progresses will have you wondering about people and their thoughts. You'll keep playing just so that you can see that random entries and be surprised as to how general or how specific searches can rank.

How to Play

Higher Or Lower is a text-based guessing game with visuals that can be played with the mouse. From the start, you can choose whether you want to play the Classic Mode or the Beat The Clock Mode where you have to get as many correct guesses as possible in a time limit. You use the mouse to select your guess and then click to confirm. The goal is to get as many right answers in a row.

The game presents questions in the form of a comparison when it comes to searched topics. On the left will be a highlighted word and the number of monthly searches below it. On the right will be another highlighted word and you just have to guess whether its number of monthly searches will be higher or lower. If you get it right, you go on to the next comparison, but a wrong answer will end your streak.

This is a single-player game, but there's an Elimination Mode in Early Access to play against other players online.

Tips and Tricks

The most important thing to keep in mind is that the search results are based on data from 2017. Try to think about the state of affairs back then to better aid your guesses and that celebrities and franchises will usually score very high.

Game Details

Developer: Gabritrav01
Platforms: Web Browser (PC and mobile), iOS, and Android
Languages: English

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FAQs

Is Higher Or Lower also a card game?

This game is a web-based game that's its own entity, but it does share a name with a card game that has the simple rules of guessing whether the next card drawn will be higher or lower than the one you received.

Games similar to Higher Or Lower

This is an unusual game but based on its content, it can be found in the Brain and Trivia Games categories on GamePix. The other games there include Among Us, Super Chains, Drawize, and Battlebox.